On tap at George Keeley’s and blurring the lines between a mild fruit ale and a dry lager, pale-yellowed kolsch brings peppery herbal spicing to lemon-dried fig, apricot and date smudging as grassy hop astringency sops up mild mineral grained earthiness to pasty corn-whiskeyed buttered biscuit base.
On tap at Dog & Cask, ‘passive’ kolsch brings tame lemony grapefruit tang to peaty earthiness and white-breaded malts for mildly effervescent mouthfeel.
On tap at Burger Loft, dry moderation plies lemon-limed orange candied sourness to doughy white bread spine, picking up mild soap-sudsy vegetal earthiness and celery-watered fennel smidge..
On tap at Plank Pizza, easygoing light-bodied kolsch spreads cotton-candied lemon meringue tartness, tingly spiced mandarin orange sentiments and mild pear snips across polite gluten-free sorghum base.
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry lemony orange-tangerine tartness picks up mild sugar spicing to prickle papery pilsner malt base of light-bodied kolsch.
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned kolsch rounds up subtle grassy-hopped mandarin orange, tangerine and clementine tang as well as raw-honeyed herbage for pilsner-malted white wheat bottom.
On tap at Ambulance, cleanly refreshing kolsch offers lively lemon zest to light yellow grapefruit tang and mild floral bouquet above delicate earthen hop bittering. Summery stuff.
Sour lemon-bruised tartness contrasts cotton-candied banana sweetness and tangy orange snip above familiar pilsner-malted Noble hop scheme. Peppy carbolic spritz adds lively citric splash.
On tap at Amazing Grapes and Shepherd & Knucklehead, soft-toned kolsch brings sour saison-like yellow grapefruit, lemon rot and dried orange influence to honeyed wheat breading in fuzzy-tongued manner. Lightly soured citra-hopped kolsch yeast setup gains clean-watered mineral grain dampness over time. Stylish lemon-rotted Valencia orange and yellow grapefruit tartness picks up mild floral herbage and dry lime wisp.
On tap at Plank Pizza, approachable pale-yellowed light body needs deeper floral citrus penetration, heightened herbal-hopped resilience, sourer white grape esters and elevated honeyed pilsner malting. A refreshingly clean and mildly effervescent kolsch lacking body yet easygoing enough for summer-seasoned lightweights to enjoy.
These sessionable light-bodied American kolsch-styled ales just keep getting better and Mother Earth’s relaxing clear-strawed version is quite precise. Delicate moldy orange tartness gains light lemon-rotted white grape souring, tangy citrus peel sweetness, mild grassy hop bittering and floral-spiced pale malting above sourdough-influenced baked bread bottom. Crisply carbolic citric spritz tingles the tongue.
Abrupt sour fruited cleansing relegates dank rye grain pungency and floral honeysuckle mist. Lemon-dried Valencia orange tartness gains vinous green grape wisp and tingly candied spicing, but light skunking’s hit or miss.
